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we have hillary clinton, you know? [laughter] she ran for president. and she is secretary of state, and we see her on the news every day. and then we have, um, you know, sarah palin was all over the place, michele bachmann, you know, these are big names. we had nancy pelosi -- we have nancy pelosi running the house. we had record gains in the senate this year. everybody's talking about how this is such an incredible, exciting election because now we have 20 senators, the most we have ever had. we have an entire state that has an all-female delegation which is new hampshire. so women are everywhere. women are everywhere in politics. and i really do think that that is what most people think. and, of course, everybody in this room knows that that is not even the slightest bit true. and, in fact, women hold 18% of the seats in congress. in the state legislatures, we've been stuck at 23% or around 23% forever. there's no movement. we used to have nine governors, we have five governors now who are women. [laughter] we have five governors who are women. and a
we have hillary clinton, you know? [laughter] she ran for president. and she is secretary of state, and we see her on the news every day. and then we have, um, you know, sarah palin was all over the place, michele bachmann, you know, these are big names. we had nancy pelosi -- we have nancy pelosi running the house. we had record gains in the senate this year. everybody's talking about how this is such an incredible, exciting election because now we have 20 senators, the most we have ever had....
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he was the head of the hillary clinton task force. cindy borin, one of our favorites coming in studio, the sports blogger fore"the washington post" to talk about the oscar pistorius trial. we're also going to talk to one of the leaders of this firm called mandiant. lynn sweet was covering the jesse jackson jr. trial here in chicago. she became part of the story yesterday. her picture's in "the new york times" this morning. she'll be joining us as well. but first -- >> announcer: this is the "full court press." >> on this thursday, other headlines making news, a big revelation from a former republican senator. pete domenici of new mexico who represented for 36 years until 2008 told the albuquerque journal that he fathered a son out of wedlock with the daughter of a former senator. >> bill: is my mic on? it is domenici. i'm sorry. let's please correct it. >> he told the albuquerque journal that he fathered a son out of wedlock with the daughter of a former senator. he kept that a secret for 30 years. the son is now an attorney in nevada
he was the head of the hillary clinton task force. cindy borin, one of our favorites coming in studio, the sports blogger fore"the washington post" to talk about the oscar pistorius trial. we're also going to talk to one of the leaders of this firm called mandiant. lynn sweet was covering the jesse jackson jr. trial here in chicago. she became part of the story yesterday. her picture's in "the new york times" this morning. she'll be joining us as well. but first -- >>...
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as well as an 18-month stint as counselor to democratic president bill clinton. you left the clinton administration before his showdown with republicans in congress that led to the last government shutdown in 1995-1996 when the public largely blamed then speaker newt gingrich and the republicans for that fiasco. let's assume republicans don't want a repeat of that this time around. is just the threat of the shutdown enough to weigh on the calculations made by both sides? >> it may well be that the combination of the sequester and the continuing resolution of the shutdown will force people back to the table. i think there's a good possibility of that. i agree with ron brownstein that we're very unlikely to have a shutdown. but i would caution this ali, we've had 17 shutdowns since 1976. they're usually quite brief. they're blips on the screen. the one we had that you're recalling, of '95-96. a much more serious shutdown, it was a show zwroun between president clinton and newt gingrich. and the president won. but what was very important about that was it cleared th
as well as an 18-month stint as counselor to democratic president bill clinton. you left the clinton administration before his showdown with republicans in congress that led to the last government shutdown in 1995-1996 when the public largely blamed then speaker newt gingrich and the republicans for that fiasco. let's assume republicans don't want a repeat of that this time around. is just the threat of the shutdown enough to weigh on the calculations made by both sides? >> it may well be...
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well you know -- bill clinton is back david vitter is still in the senate tiger woods is back. >> did the taxpayer pay for his flight down to buanis ares. >> bill: no, he drove down there. >> oh, okay. >> bill: i -- my prediction is that he makes it in south carolina. now peter -- peter is a south carolinian -- >> well reluctantly. but people liked him -- but -- >> you are like a dream baby in the sense, they were brought here illegally by their parents you were born illegally there. >> yeah. it's not like he was using a bunch of prostitutes, and he just fell in love with somebody else. and i think a lot of people can relate to that. so i think he survives. >> bill: all right. angela kelly from "the center for american progress" will join us, and mooil and i have other issues to get into with you, but first -- >> the cash-strapped u.s. postal service is set to try something new. they are launching a new line of clothing next year. >> no. >> yes, the bran's name is rain heat, and snow. it is all weather gear. they will be producing jackets hand, and footwear for men and women. they say
well you know -- bill clinton is back david vitter is still in the senate tiger woods is back. >> did the taxpayer pay for his flight down to buanis ares. >> bill: no, he drove down there. >> oh, okay. >> bill: i -- my prediction is that he makes it in south carolina. now peter -- peter is a south carolinian -- >> well reluctantly. but people liked him -- but -- >> you are like a dream baby in the sense, they were brought here illegally by their parents you...
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we learned in the 1990's when bill clinton was president that nothing shrieks of deficit faster than a growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs. that should be the focus, they can america a magnet for good jobs and equipping our people with the skills required to fill those jobs and that their hard work leads to a decent living. those are the things we should push ourselves to think about every day. that is what the american people expect. that is what i will work on every single day to help deliver. i need everybody who is watching today to understand we have a few days. congress could do the right thing. we could avert just one more washington-manufactured problem that slows our recovery and that would do right by first responders, america's middle class, and what i will be working and fighting for over the next few weeks and years. thank you very much, everybody. thank you for your service. [applause] >> congress is out this week, but congressional leaders issued statements, including house speaker john boehner. he said this -- senate minority leader mitch mcconnell al
we learned in the 1990's when bill clinton was president that nothing shrieks of deficit faster than a growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs. that should be the focus, they can america a magnet for good jobs and equipping our people with the skills required to fill those jobs and that their hard work leads to a decent living. those are the things we should push ourselves to think about every day. that is what the american people expect. that is what i will work on every single...
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it was a showdown between president clinton and newt gingrich and the president won. but what was very important about that was it cleared the air. the shutdown and the collapse on the republican side led to an era of bipartisanship that we really got some things done. president clinton has been the first to say that. shutdown can have a cleansing effect. the hope is that the combination of sequester and the prospect of a shutdown will have a cleansing effect here now. nothing else so far has. maybe this will. >> david and ron, thanks very much for joining us. i suspect i'll be seeing more of you two guys in the coming week. >>> imagine if you don't think of the taxes you pay as a waste but rather as an investment for which you get a return. far from being a burden on your proverbial grandchildren, the taxes you pay could actually end up making them money. i'll explain. i've always had to keep my eye on her... but, i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters...
it was a showdown between president clinton and newt gingrich and the president won. but what was very important about that was it cleared the air. the shutdown and the collapse on the republican side led to an era of bipartisanship that we really got some things done. president clinton has been the first to say that. shutdown can have a cleansing effect. the hope is that the combination of sequester and the prospect of a shutdown will have a cleansing effect here now. nothing else so far has....
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while agreeing with the president on revenue, errse the former clinton white house chief of staff says he needs to push both sides. >> we're going to have to push the white house on health care. push the republicans on revenue. what we've tried to do is make enough cuts in health care to slow the rate of growth on a per capita basis to the rate of the growth in the economy. in our opinion that takes $600 billion to do over a ten-year period. >> reporter: maria, even if erskine bowles and alan simpson are successful in that, it's not likely to be before march 1st. this is all happening in public. private negotiations are not going on it. may be, as erskine bowles and alan simpson suggested today, that we need a public backlash from the consequences of some of those sequester cuts before there's enough heat for washington to make a deal. >> deja vu again. these speeches sound more and more alike. thanks, john. mergers and acquisitions are heating up. what's the next biggie coming down the pipe? i'll speak about the nysi deal come up. >> and china's cyber attack. what america can do to wa
while agreeing with the president on revenue, errse the former clinton white house chief of staff says he needs to push both sides. >> we're going to have to push the white house on health care. push the republicans on revenue. what we've tried to do is make enough cuts in health care to slow the rate of growth on a per capita basis to the rate of the growth in the economy. in our opinion that takes $600 billion to do over a ten-year period. >> reporter: maria, even if erskine...
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i have to admire clinton. she said about a year ago that she felt it would be possible to get toward a program where there was some enrichment, but it had to beat down, at least in that direction, and she was putting it on the table. what you are talking about but we have not done concrete enough, it to some extent, a proposal that was either inherently or explicitly in that direction, and i laid out for you what my end-state goal would be, we would hope we get over that hurdle. because i think it is important, would like to see is in beijing and negotiations for two reasons one, because i want them to succeed, but if there are to fill, i want to know sooner than later. >> can i probe for amendment on the international dimensions here and as it relates to the question of enrichment and sanctions vacant you both seem to act and to size the idea that getting the iranians where we would be comfortable with them being on enrichment means putting forward the real prospect of sanctions release and more carrots. thes
i have to admire clinton. she said about a year ago that she felt it would be possible to get toward a program where there was some enrichment, but it had to beat down, at least in that direction, and she was putting it on the table. what you are talking about but we have not done concrete enough, it to some extent, a proposal that was either inherently or explicitly in that direction, and i laid out for you what my end-state goal would be, we would hope we get over that hurdle. because i think...
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there has been a new skism exposed in recent weeks where leon panetta confirmed that he and hillary clinton and others and the chairman of the joint chiefs were at some point in favor of arming the rebels more to the point that the white house disagreed. what -- where do you think we can go forward now? we're approaching the second anniversary in syria. 70,000 reported dead. and the fear that if you arm the rebels that gets into the wrong hands because of the increasing al qaeda and radical and iranian influence within syria so what does a new secretary of state do? >> andrea, i do think that the secretary of state kerry is right to try to go back at this problem and see if the united states can piece together a stronger alliance of countries to help the syrian resistance inside syria because that's all we've got to go on right now. assad will not stay in power forever, but he happens to be strong enough to hold on to power for the foreseeable future, for many months to come. secretary kerry has a tall task ahead of him. the united states government is going to have to ask themselves, and i
there has been a new skism exposed in recent weeks where leon panetta confirmed that he and hillary clinton and others and the chairman of the joint chiefs were at some point in favor of arming the rebels more to the point that the white house disagreed. what -- where do you think we can go forward now? we're approaching the second anniversary in syria. 70,000 reported dead. and the fear that if you arm the rebels that gets into the wrong hands because of the increasing al qaeda and radical and...
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i have to admire hillary clinton. she said about a year ago that she felt it would be possible to get toward a program where there was some enrichment, but it had to be down, at least in that direction, and she was putting it on the table. what you are talking about, but we have not been concrete enough, to some extent, a proposal that was either inherently or explicitly in that direction, and i laid out for you what my end-state goal would be, we would hope we get over that hurdle. because i think it is important, would like to see is in negotiations for two reasons. one, because i want them to succeed, but if there are to fail, i want to know sooner than later. >> can i probe for an amendment on the international dimensions here and as it relates to the question of enrichment and sanctions? you both seem to act and to size the idea that getting the iranians where we would be comfortable with them being on enrichment means putting forward the real prospect of sanctions release and more carrots. these sanctions were s
i have to admire hillary clinton. she said about a year ago that she felt it would be possible to get toward a program where there was some enrichment, but it had to be down, at least in that direction, and she was putting it on the table. what you are talking about, but we have not been concrete enough, to some extent, a proposal that was either inherently or explicitly in that direction, and i laid out for you what my end-state goal would be, we would hope we get over that hurdle. because i...
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diplomat, but that does not mean hillary clinton plans to exit the world stage. a new report says the former secretary of state will hit the lucrative speaking circuit. mrs. clinton expected to command six figures for her appearances and follow in the footsteps of of her husband who has made millions of dollars in speaking fees. the move also would help the former presidential candidate stay in the spotlight while she weighs her next move. fox news contributor joe trippi is a former campaign manager for howard dean. to the folks at home, it sounds unbelievable, joe, that you get $100,000 or more, i mean, we don't exactly know how high into the six figures she would be, for giving a speech. >> it's, it's pretty amazing, but it's been happening this way for years. ronald reagan famously charged $2 million for a series, a couple speeches he made in japan. condi rice, i think, reportedly gets $150,000. i mean, these kinds of fees -- and her husband, bill clinton, gets upwards of $350, even a half a million for a speech. so these kinds of fees are not extraordinary at
diplomat, but that does not mean hillary clinton plans to exit the world stage. a new report says the former secretary of state will hit the lucrative speaking circuit. mrs. clinton expected to command six figures for her appearances and follow in the footsteps of of her husband who has made millions of dollars in speaking fees. the move also would help the former presidential candidate stay in the spotlight while she weighs her next move. fox news contributor joe trippi is a former campaign...
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if bill clinton were president, would we have had a grand bargain? we need a grand bargain and both parties need to move out of their comfort zones. >> let's talk about those two sides. we will start with what you are asking democrats to do -- and needs to be $600 billion in deficit reduction from health savings. the last offer from the white house was $400 billion. you say they need to do quite a bit more. >> they do need to do quite a bit more if we are going to slow the rate of the growth of health care. >> how do you convince them? they will argue that they have been aggressive. how will you convince them that that will not get the job done? >> we have to convince americans they need to do more on health care than they have been willing to do to date, and republicans have to do more on revenue than they have already done. >> specifically, you say there needs to be more revenue from tax reform, whereas republicans have talked about that being revenue neutral. >> that will not get the job done. if we do not do something on the revenue side it puts
if bill clinton were president, would we have had a grand bargain? we need a grand bargain and both parties need to move out of their comfort zones. >> let's talk about those two sides. we will start with what you are asking democrats to do -- and needs to be $600 billion in deficit reduction from health savings. the last offer from the white house was $400 billion. you say they need to do quite a bit more. >> they do need to do quite a bit more if we are going to slow the rate of...
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we learned in the 1990s when bill clinton was president nothing shrinking the deficit faster than a growing economy that creates good, middle class jobs. that should be our driving focus, making america a magnet for good jobs, equipping our people with the skills required to fill those jobs, making sure their hard work leads to a decent living. those are the things we should be pushing our sefs to think about and work on every single day. that's what the american people expect. that's what i'm going to work on every single day to help deliver. so i need everybody who is watching today to understand you got a few days, congress can do the right thing, we can avert just one more washington manufactured problem that slows our recovery and bring down our deficits in a balanced, responsible way. that's my goal, that's what would do right by these first responders, that's what would do right byamerica's middle class. that's what i'm going to be working on and fighting for, not just over the next few weeks but over the next few years. thanks very much, everybody. thank you guys for your service. >
we learned in the 1990s when bill clinton was president nothing shrinking the deficit faster than a growing economy that creates good, middle class jobs. that should be our driving focus, making america a magnet for good jobs, equipping our people with the skills required to fill those jobs, making sure their hard work leads to a decent living. those are the things we should be pushing our sefs to think about and work on every single day. that's what the american people expect. that's what i'm...
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and unfortunately, you know, what's that hillary clinton line that she used to use? the definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. just in terms of the politics, and also in terms of the spending and the budget piece of this, this crowd in washington right now is doing the same thing over and over. and what you're going to have, i'm afraid, for republican friends, is that the politics don't work out well. you just fought on the same territory, and it didn't work out. and now you're going to have this rolling series of furlough letters and news stories saying, people are going to lose their jobs. why haven't they come together? and the history of this doesn't look good in terms of the politics, doesn't look good in terms of the budget. also doesn't look good for people who want to deal with the underlying problems. >> the president did agree with this. this is an agreement he came up with republicans in congress. >> i mean, the absurd it'd, it was your idea, no, it was your idea is a bit much. in terms of the im
and unfortunately, you know, what's that hillary clinton line that she used to use? the definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. just in terms of the politics, and also in terms of the spending and the budget piece of this, this crowd in washington right now is doing the same thing over and over. and what you're going to have, i'm afraid, for republican friends, is that the politics don't work out well. you just fought on the same...